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Tuscan-Style Gigandes Beans with Tuna

Affordable Quick & Easy Mediterranean Diet Main Course

The largest of the white bean family, gigandes beans are a knockout ingredient. They are delightfully plump, have a mild flavor, and a wonderful creamy texture

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Prep Time:

5

Total Time:

5

Yield:

6 servings

Nutrition Facts

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Nutrition Facts

  • Calories: 290
  • Fat: 12g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Sodium: 410mg
  • Carbohydrate: 27g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 20g
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Ingredients

4 cups Gigandes Beans

12 oz tuna, packed in oil

½ Lemon

Sea salt

3-4 Scallions, thinly sliced

1 ½ tablespoon fresh parsley, coarsely chopped

Red pepper flakes

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Drain beans of the water they were packed in, and rinse with cold water.
  2. Coat the beans with a little olive oil and place on a platter.
  3. Drain tuna of oil it was packed in, then arrange over the beans.
  4. Squeeze lemon over tuna and season with salt.
  5. Scatter scallions and parsley over the tuna and finish with chili flakes.
  6. Finish with a generous drizzle of olive oil.

Recipe and photo courtesy FOODMatch

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